Check Point Expands Its Data Center Security Leadership With New 13800 and 21800 Gateways

SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 24, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced the launch of two new security gateways that extend the company's best-in-class data center network security portfolio. The new 13800 Appliance extends the 13000 line while the 21800 augments the 21000 Appliance family.

Today's data centers and enterprises demand high network performance and have growing needs for more bandwidth. They also require dynamic, multi-layer security to protect against new and evolving threats and attacks. The 13800 offers industry-leading security protections and advanced performance, with up to 3,800 SecurityPower™ units (SPU) and 6.5 Gbps of real-life IPS throughput. The 21800 Appliance delivers up to 4,300 SPU and 7 Gbps of real-life IPS throughput, supplies the low latency required by the most demanding network environments, and provides high reliability and serviceability to minimize maintenance costs.

"At Check Point, we aim to offer both the best data center security protections while continuously raising the performance bar," said Dorit Dor, vice president of products at Check Point Software Technologies. "The 13800 and 21800 Appliances deliver the power, extensibility and performance needed by demanding data center environments, while providing the highest level of security through our industry-leading next-generation security solutions."

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, provides customers with uncompromised protection against all types of threats, reduces security complexity and lowers total cost of ownership. Check Point first pioneered the industry with FireWall-1 and its patented stateful inspection technology. Today, Check Point continues to develop new innovations based on the Software Blade Architecture, providing customers with flexible and simple solutions that can be fully customized to meet the exact security needs of any organization. Check Point is the only vendor to go beyond technology and define security as a business process. Check Point 3D Security uniquely combines policy, people and enforcement for greater protection of information assets and helps organizations implement a blueprint for security that aligns with business needs. Customers include tens of thousands of organizations of all sizes, including all Fortune and Global 100 companies. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions protect millions of consumers from hackers, spyware and identity theft.

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